Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Texas Governor Rick Perry Troubled By Tone Of The President

Republican Gov. Rick Perry (Texas) said he was “a bit
troubled by the tone of the president” after meeting with President Obama on
Monday.

“I don’t mind telling you I was a bit troubled today by the
tone of the president,” he said at a meeting for the Republican Governors
Association.

Obama spoke to both Democratic and Republican governors on
Monday at the White House about issues including the minimum wage, the defense
budget, education and energy issues.

For the president of the United States to look Democrat and
Republican governors in the eye and say ‘I do not trust you to make decisions
in your state about education, about transportation-infrastructure,’ that is
really troubling,” Perry said.

Several governors voiced concern on Monday about the Obama
administration’s decision to shrink the National Guard. Perry accused Obama of
making a political statement in defending the decision.

“He said in that meeting, If I hear any of you pushing back,
about making statements about Washington spends too much money, you’ll hear
from me,’ ” Perry said. “If I’m a Democrat governor, if I’m a Republican
governor, I’m highly offended by that. I will suggest that making a political
statement about the Guard is not in the best long-term interests of this
country.”

Perry has served as governor of Texas since 2000, and won’t
seek reelection this year. Over the last few days, he’s hinted at another
possible presidential run in 2016.